The Jewish holiday of Passover begins next Monday evening with the Seder, a ritual feast. Friends and family gather together to retell the story of the liberation of the Israelites from slavery in ancient Egypt.

Two people. Two families. So, figuring out where to spend the holidays can get quite complicated for couples. The key is to get started early on your planning, know that you will have to compromise, and try to think of strategies that won’t leave...

"Hello?" I said into the phone, questioning whether the line's crackling was the sign of a bad connection or a dropped call.
"Hello?" replied a voice I thought to be my own: an echolike combination of nasally, high-pitched and Midwestern-cum-Valley girl...

WASHINGTON -- President Obama on Monday called on Americans to stand up against religious bigotry as he offered his support to the families of those killed in shootings at two Jewish community centers in the Kansas City area.
“Nobody should have...

Is it just us, or are you also surprised to wake up and find that it's April already? And that Easter is just around the corner? Yep, it's true, and here are a few events to celebrate the season. If you know of other Easter, Passover and spring events,...

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If you're more inclined to eat baked goods than bake in the sun at the first weekend of Coachella, then the 2nd annual Bakers Will Bake sale is calling you.
On Sunday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Hollywood Farmers Market, the bake sale will gather pastries from some of L.A.'s best bakers and chefs to raise funds for the Garden School Foundation, a local organization that focuses on developing garden-based programs at under-served schools throughout the city.
Confirmed treats include:
Cooks County...

U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel, a Broward-Palm Beach County Democrat, is headed to one of the world’s hot spots when Congress is off next week for its Easter-Passover recess.
Frankel, a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, will be part of a small congressional delegation of both parties visiting Ukraine. Russia’s annexation of Crimea has heightened security tensions with the U.S., which is supporting Ukraine.
The delegation will also visit Azerbaijan and Armenia.
Frankel and the...

The Boynton Beach City Commission meeting, normally held on the first and third Tuesday of every month, will be rescheduled to Wednesday April 16. The meeting is rescheduled in honor of Passover – a Jewish holiday. On Wednesday, the city will discuss creating a mental health citizen’s committee, at Mayor Jerry Taylor’s request. “It needs to be addressed,” he said. “We want to be more proactive in the area of mental health.”
The city will also announce its Spring...

Earlier this month, the publication Scientific American reported that a series of studies at both Harvard University and the University of Utah showed that people are more likely to make ethical decisions in the morning than they are as the day wears on.
In one of the studies, subjects were given math problems and told they would be paid a nickel for every solved problem. They were allowed to report their own scores, which afforded them the opportunity to lie and receive more money. Those who...

JERUSALEM -- Israel's Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem was closed Monday and Israeli embassies shuttered worldwide after the country’s diplomatic staff declared an indefinite strike, frustrating high-level travel plans and foreign policy protocol.
A general strike was announced Sunday after a seven-month mediation failed to resolve a protracted labor dispute called by more than 1,000 diplomatic employees seeking what they term long-overdue raises.
This month, employees declared a partial strike,...

Lizzie Black Kander has been called the "Jane Addams of Milwaukee" for her tireless social service work, which included editing and publishing "The Settlement Cook Book" in 1901. The book provided more than recipes; it taught newcomers to this country how to cook and eat like Americans. Over 113 years, 40 editions and more than 2 million copies sold, "The Settlement Cook Book: The Way to a Man's Heart" remains the most famous and profitable charity cookbook ever published.
"She is the perfect ideal of...